CVE-2017-12146

HIGH

7.0

Description

The driver_override implementation in drivers/base/platform.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a race condition between a read operation and a store operation that involve different overrides.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.0

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityHIGH

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published9/8/2017

Last Modified4/20/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

linux:linux_kernel

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.1(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100651(cve@mitre.org)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489078(cve@mitre.org)

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057474(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154(cve@mitre.org)

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01(cve@mitre.org)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100651(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489078(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057474(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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